Deonar Police have arrested a 25-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for stealing ₹11.7 lakh in cash collected from goat sales at the Deonar slaughterhouse. The accused, identified as Arafat Mohammad Khalud Qureshi, a resident of Kasaiwada in Kurla East, reportedly stole the cash after discovering it hidden inside a fodder bag by the complainant.
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Acting on a tip-off, police traced and arrested Qureshi from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune. During the arrest, officers recovered ₹9.1 lakh in cash and two mobile phones from his possession, amounting to a total recovery of ₹9.28 lakh.